Maddy's Art Methods

Hidden Animal Drawing Description:  I class today we first created these super cool glasses with a red film as the lenses. Then we picked an animal to draw on a white piece of paper. I had to draw the animal upside-down. It was pretty challenging but I am happy with how mine turned out. I drew a monkey in a tree first with a blue colored pencil. Then I had to draw random things with red, yellow and orange (the warm colors). I drew enough items so you couldn't see the monkey at all. Then when you put on the glasses you can see the monkey in the background. Kids would be super impressed by this because it seems kind of like magic!  Extension Activity :  For an extension activity for this project I would have the students write stories based on their pictures. Following the same idea we did with the three hints. I would have them write the story as if they were the animal in the picture, with out revealing what the animal is. For example, "I like to ...

Description:  Before beginning the activity we watched a video about dots. Then, I created these coffee filter dots using water paint, pastels, and crayons. This was an activity for us to see how the different types of drawing utensils interacted with one another. They didn't turn out as well as I wanted, they look a little messy.  Extension activity:   For an extension activity the students could use them in math to learn how to measure the distance and circumference of a circle. They could also do the same with the smaller circle in the middle. This way the students might be more engaged because they are measuring something they created. It's a way to make a boring topic more interesting.  You could also use them to learn about space and the planets. You can have students research the planet of their choice and try to paint them like a planet. Then hang them around the room in order from the sun. The students can also research facts about eac...